Updated On: 12 May, 2019 08:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Nasrin Modak Siddiqi
A modern-day play on ADD is striking a chord

Days before the debut of What Planet Are You On?, the ending of the play had not been written and the actors were in a panic. Writer-director Akarsh Khurana (of Karwan fame) was taking his time to come up with something that was brilliant, yet not preachy. "I kept them distracted with good food. They caught on eventually and demanded for the last few pages, but it was good to waylay them via their appetites for a bit," laughs Khurana.
Based on the work and findings of psychologist Pierre Pinchot, the play is about young Homi, who has concentration issues and discovers he has Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). The story is told from the boy's point of view and on how he copes with this knowledge, and then his condition. The storytelling is simple, with music and a hint of fantasy.